The
Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation has condemned what
it says is the stoppage of transactions on all accounts belonging to the
party’s Vice-Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, his wife, his family members
and their businesses by agencies of the federal government.
In a
statement by the Director, Media, and Publicity of the PDP’s Presidential
Campaign Organisation, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP alleged that since his
nomination as the party’s vice-presidential candidate, Mr Obi has been
receiving all manners of threats and blackmail.
“Having
realised that the majority of Nigerians are rallying behind the duo of Atiku
Abubakar and Peter Obi as our presidential and vice-presidential candidates
respectively, the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC)
have resorted to all manners of machinations, including smear campaigns and
direct attacks on their persons and business concerns, in a bid to run them
down,” the statement read in part.
According to
the PDP, efforts to tarnish the image of Mr Obi will not succeed and will be
seen by Nigerians as diversionary.
“All
discerning Nigerians know that the reasons for an investigation on a man like
Peter Obi, is a journey to nowhere but is aimed at stifling him of funds as well
as attempt to distract our campaign and divert attention from the failures of
the Buhari administration,” it said.
The PDP
believes the development is because the Presidency is “intimidated by Peter
Obi’s resume, particularly, his general acceptance as epitome of fiscal
responsibility, frugality and transparency in governance”.
“Otherwise,
why is the Presidency on a wild goose chase in investigating Peter Obi, who
left office as Governor of Anambra state five years ago with a nationally
acclaimed clean record, intact reputation for frugality, transparency, zero
tolerance for corruption and leaving behind a huge saving of N75 billion naira
in cash and investments; without owing any salaries, pensions, gratuities or
even contractors for contracts executed?” the opposition party asked.
EFCC Reacts
When asked
if the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had frozen the accounts
of Mr Obi, and his family members and businesses as alleged, the spokesperson
of the EFCC, Mr Tony Orilade, distanced the agency from the allegation.
Mr Orilade
in distancing the anti-graft agency from the claims said nobody should cry wolf
where none exits.
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